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fishish406
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We can all admit skiing is an expensive sport, and has quite expensive equipment. This thread is for your methods to have a good season, things like working hard all summer, ski swaps, or even just using the same equipment until it breaks. Thoughts?
Dec 28 2015 3:21PM
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icculus.
Posts: 749 - Karma: 3,963
sell drugs
Dec 28 2015 3:22PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
Posts: 2739 - Karma: 19,059
sell yourself
Dec 28 2015 3:48PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
Buy ski equipment mid summer when no one else is looking. Picked up new boots, skis, bindings for $500 this summer when retail was $1550 and it was a couple years old. Keeps the price down.

That being said...skiing is an expensive sport and there is no way around that.
Dec 28 2015 4:22PM
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Denise_Reynolds
Posts: 56 - Karma: 112
I think we can all agree that couponing is the answer.
Dec 28 2015 4:38PM
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PeppermillReno
Posts: 4807 - Karma: -647
Have the balls to book trips last minute when you can get a decent forecast and the best prices. Winter flights last minute are never pricey.


If you are booking a long trip you might not catch good rates doing 10-14 days so do 3 searches that are 4 days at a time and you'll get good prices and often find the same hotel.

Get a mountain collective pass if you have any intention of hitting the elite mountains in North America. Always pays itself off.


Gear isn't too expensive if you buy the right time online you can get anything for 2-300 per piece of good equipment a year oldwhen you nail the correct black friday/late season sale. (Boards, boots, high din bindings.)


DOn't buy too much shit you don't need.
Dec 28 2015 4:42PM
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cheerio
Posts: 1032 - Karma: 3,415
Pack a lunch instead of buying one
Dec 28 2015 5:18PM
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,313
Call mother to wire me more money.
Dec 28 2015 5:25PM
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JichelMusten
Posts: 750 - Karma: 2,880
camp at the reosrt
Dec 28 2015 7:10PM
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Shoey-Ski
Posts: 1649 - Karma: 6,190
A.EmondPack a lunch instead of buying one


This, resorts charge way to much for food imo, my hill charges like 6 bucks for a slice of pizza
Dec 28 2015 10:45PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
Posts: 2739 - Karma: 19,059
A.EmondPack a lunch instead of buying one


What am I a peasant?
Dec 28 2015 11:21PM
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UilyJeff
Posts: 394 - Karma: 1,480
Have a buddy that works at a ski shop
Dec 29 2015 2:09AM
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Rachy
Posts: 4355 - Karma: 2,761
have sponsored friends and volunteer to help at events = no cost ski gear.

sign up to volunteer at competitions, volunteer for disabled sports = no cost lift tickets.

fly to places like argentina for 2 weeks for less than the cost of a trip to aspen for 1 week.

house sit in locations with ski resorts = no rent

don't own a car = less transport costs

get breast implants = free drinks

be a female on tinder = free meals

I really dont pay anything for skiing anymore unless it's something frivolous like a new $400 beacon that I happen to like the ease of or a purple shovel... because purple.
Dec 29 2015 2:17AM
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